Boy or Girl

Is Ferrell a boy or girl name?

Ferrell was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 7.8% of the 2,073 US babies named Ferrell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Ferrell since 1897
2,073
Most popular year
1935
57 babies
Babies named Ferrell each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Ferrell from 1897 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Ferrell, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s500%
1900s00–
1910s1673918.9%
1920s2695717.5%
1930s355256.6%
1940s331369.8%
1950s25400%
1960s19752.5%
1970s12000%
1980s8800%
1990s5600%
2000s4200%
2010s2700%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20156#11,1230–
20146#11,1680–
20137#10,0030–
20120–0–
20118#9,0150–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20088#9,2590–
20077#10,1200–
20060–0–
20057#9,4390–
20047#9,2410–
20037#8,9650–
20020–0–
20016#9,6630–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19985#10,1380–
19975#9,7460–
19965#9,4780–
19955#9,3090–
19945#9,2820–
19939#5,9110–
19929#5,7960–
19917#6,7600–
19906#7,4700–
198910#4,9380–
19889#4,9230–
19879#4,6850–
19869#4,5940–
198511#3,8840–
198411#3,7800–
19838#4,6390–
19826#5,8870–
19817#5,1100–
19808#4,6390–
197916#2,8130–
197810#3,6810–
197711#3,4590–
19769#3,8150–
197513#2,9570–
19746#4,8380–
197316#2,4350–
197213#2,7250–
197114#2,6010–
197012#2,7780–
196918#2,0080–
196813#2,3660–
196717#1,9270–
196625#1,5490–
196521#1,7380–
196416#2,0610–
196317#1,9930–
196222#1,7225#6,887
196123#1,7060–
196025#1,6330–
195923#1,6790–
195822#1,6960–
195718#1,9090–
195626#1,5470–
195527#1,4940–
195426#1,5070–
195332#1,3430–
195227#1,4700–
195138#1,1780–
195015#1,9650–
194929#1,3576#4,866
194823#1,5306#4,844
194737#1,1960–
194637#1,1505#5,187
194523#1,3920–
194430#1,2230–
194337#1,1270–
194246#9895#4,863
194137#1,0738#3,349
194032#1,1916#4,023
193937#1,0600–
193829#1,2290–
193744#9470–
193633#1,1496#3,852
193548#9179#3,003
193442#9920–
193329#1,2380–
193233#1,1830–
193129#1,2925#4,570
193031#1,2895#4,786
192928#1,3496#4,247
192831#1,3056#4,369
192723#1,6147#4,006
192628#1,3890–
192523#1,6017#4,162
192426#1,5077#4,150
192326#1,47212#2,788
192220#1,7856#4,641
192134#1,2570–
192030#1,3376#4,583
191920#1,7198#3,579
191823#1,5586#4,485
191717#1,84410#2,957
191625#1,3916#4,088
191530#1,1929#2,977
191423#1,2410–
191315#1,3910–
19129#1,7920–
19115#1,8320–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18975#1,1220–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Ferrell reached #917 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #2,788 in 1923. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Ferrell

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.